Issue 115

2021-01-20

On the Cover

After the COVID-19 pandemic started, Tzu Chi quickly took action to help fight the infection. In mid-August 2020, medical supplies donated by Tzu Chi arrived at Hospital Muñiz, a public hospital specializing in treating infectious diseases in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo by Zhong Gui-man

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A Spirit Unbounded

Chen Jing-wei suffers from a rare medical condition—spinal muscular atrophy. The disease has deformed his body and… Read More »

Aiding Filipinos Reeling From Multiple Disasters

Typhoon Vamco slammed the Philippines on the heels of Typhoon Goni, exacerbating the plight of people already stru… Read More »

Managing the Risk Factors for Strokes

Stroke is not just a disease of the elderly. It can affect young people too. Though older people are at a higher r… Read More »

An App for Fixing Bad Things in Life

We can use an app to fix bad photos, but is there an app to help us fix bad things in life?… Read More »

Cross-Religion Cooperation—Tzu Chi’s COVID-19 Aid to India

Tzu Chi has worked with several organizations in India to help needy people in that nation through the economic ch… Read More »

Numbers Can Talk—Dialysis Patients Benefit From a Vegetarian Diet

The Tzu Chi Dialysis Center in Kedah, Malaysia, started providing vegetarian meals to their patients in April 2020… Read More »

After the Beirut Explosion

A devastating explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, shocked the world in August 2020. Tzu Chi, with the help of the Foutow… Read More »

Serving the Most Vulnerable

The streets are full of destitute people in need of help. Despite the overwhelming need, these Catholic nuns do th… Read More »

Love Endures—Tzu Chi’s Anti-Coronavirus Efforts in 2020

No corner of the world has escaped the fallout from COVID-19. As a result, the scope of aid provided by Tzu Chi in… Read More »

The Illustrated Jing Si Aphorisms

The Buddha says: You should renounce yourself for your family, renounce your family for your village, renounce … Read More »

The Guardian Grandma

Jing-wei has learned to face the challenges in his life with a smile. This optimism comes from his grandma, but it… Read More »

The Power of a Giving Heart

I set out from Hualien in early November 2020 for the first round of our year-end blessing ceremonies. I visited n… Read More »

Table of Contents

Master Cheng Yen’s Teachings

The Power of a Giving Heart

Cover Story

Love Endures—Tzu Chi’s Anti-Coronavirus Efforts in 2020

COVID India

Vegetarianism

Numbers Can Talk—Dialysis Patients Benefit From a Vegetarian Diet

People and Profiles

Inspirational

An App for Fixing Bad Things in Life

Disaster Relief in the Philippines

Aiding Filipinos Reeling From Multiple Disasters

Disaster Relief in Beirut

After the Beirut Explosion

Health

Managing the Risk Factors for Strokes

Illustration

The Illustrated Jing Si Aphorisms

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